Top 100 Bollywood Movies Of All Time: No.3 - "Hum Tum" Earns Saif Ali Khan The National Film Award For Best Actor

Hum Tum, which grabbed the number 3 spot on the list of Top 100 Bollywood Movies Of All Time, is one of the most memorable films in Bollywood superstar Saif Ali Khan’s career.

Based upon the Hollywood movie When Harry Met Sally, the rom-com flick revolves around the hate-to-love relationship of playboy Karan (played by Saif Ali Khan) and headstrong girl Rhea (played by Rani Mukherjee).

The couple first meet on a flight to New York and end up taking an instant dislike to each other. However, destiny has another plan for them as they bump into each other once again after several years. The rest of the film shows how they delevop a frienship and gradually fall in love with each other

Hum Tum became one of the highest-grossing films of this year and won numerous accolades including National Awards, IIFAs, and Filmfare Awards.

Let's take a look at 5 interesting facts about one of the Top 100 Bollywood Movies Of All Time. 

Vivek Oberoi, Hrithik Roshan and Aamir Khan were initially offered the role of Karan Kapoor

Do you know that Saif Ali Khan was not the first choice for the role of Karan Kapoor? According to some reports, the director first approached Vivek Oberoi for the male lead in Hum Tum, however, he declined it.

Hrithik Roshan and Aamir Khan were also offered the role but didn’t make it to the final cast.

Kajol was supposed to play the lead female

Kajol was initially set to play the role of Rhea but she then walked away from the project due to her conflict schedule and Rani Mukherjee then replaced her.

Hum Tum turned out to be Saif Ali Khan’s first big success

Saif Ali Khan garnered lots of praises and admiration for his outstanding performance in the film, which earned him The National Film Award for Best Actor.

The name of the film was supposed to be Na Jane Kab Pyar Ho Gaya

The makers of the film first came up with a very long name Na Jane Kab Pyar Ho Gaya, however, they later changed to a shorter and sweet sounding Hum Tum.

There is a story behind Saif Ali Khan’s iconic dialogue “This is my Tom Cruise look”

The line came about when one of the assistants said that Saif Ali Khan’s hair looked like Tom Cruise’s style. Director Kohli Kunal liked it and decided to use it in the film, but he had to convince Saif because the actor wasn’t into the idea at first.